LOPING WOLF Events Update

2012-02-12T21:09:00.001-08:00

L O P I N G W O L F

Flute ‘N’ Drum Circle

Auburn CA

The February UPDATE to LOPING WOLF’s Calendar of Events

From Dan DiCicco

(530) 613-4197 cell

dandi@lopingwolf.com

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EVERY WEDNESDAY from Noon to 1:00 pm in Downtown Sacramento CA, our LOPING WOLF’s Nooner Flute & Drum Circle meets. If you can make it, bring your flutes and rhythm things to the PERS Glass Tower @ 4th and Q Streets. The acoustics are wonderful. We usually meet just inside off the plaza level (alternate location - one story down the stairs). Metered parking is difficult, but worth it. Call me if….

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MOST THIRD SATURDAYS (changed from last year – now Saturday and at a new location!) LOPING WOLF's Flute 'n' Drum Circle meets from 1:00 – 3:00 pm @ LOPING HORSE RANCH north of Auburn CA to play flutes and rhythm things. Jams, and individual helping sessions are offered for free. It’s a nice low-key time. DIRECTIONS to Loping Horse Ranch are listed below - WAY below.

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EVERY FIRST SATURDAY from APRIL – OCTOBER the fabulous Musical Retreats with Mary Youngblood @ LOPING HORSE RANCH north of Auburn CA are back again this year. Please see the write-up below for Saturday April 7.

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Saturday February 18

LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle meets from 1:00 – 3:00 pm @ LOPING HORSE RANCH north of Auburn CA.

Saturday March 17

LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle meets from 1:00 – 3:00 pm @ LOPING HORSE RANCH north of Auburn CA.

Saturday March 17 (?)

Mark Berry’s Sprit Drum Circle at Eden Valley

Saturday April 7

MARY YOUNGBLOOD –

Musical Retreat at Loping Horse Ranch north of Auburn CA

Refresh your spirit! You are invited to come hang with us for the day at this special musical NAF retreat with Mary. Bring some food to share, your flutes, drums, didges, guitars, bird calls, knitting, books to read, lawn chairs, (your own table?) and any wares you may want to hawk (sell). Share Native American Flute (NAF) techniques at the open mic while Mary’s workshop is going on and attend the open mic session after Mary’s workshop to practice what you've learned. Please see Mary’s Website for similar Retreat & Workshop details from last year and, if you are interested, to pre-register for her $45 workshop. Or just let me know you want to attend and I will put you on Mary’s workshop list. http://www.maryyoungblood.com/events.htm

Make your workshop reservation by filling out the reservation form , change the dates to 2012 and send it to

LOPING WOLF

c/o Dan and Sheree DiCicco

10492 Gautier Dr

Auburn CA 95602

PRIOR to the requested workshop date.

Retreat Schedule:

10:30 AM to 12:00 PM - Arrival and Ranch Orientation

12:00 PM to 1:30 PM - Potluck Lunch

1:30 PM to 2:00 PM - Welcome by Mary Youngblood and Dan DiCicco of LOPING WOLF

2:00 PM to 3:30 PM - Mary Youngblood NAF Workshop $45 All levels

2:00 PM to 6:00 PM - Open Mic

For additional information, call LOPING WOLF at 530-613-4197.

Thursday Apr 25 – May 10

The trip to Peru & Bolivia with Mariscela Alvarez is SOLD OUT!

http://fyspirit.com/fysblog/visit-peru/

Saturday April 21

LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle meets from 1:00 – 3:00 pm @ LOPING HORSE RANCH north of Auburn CA.

Saturday April 28

9th Annual Georgetown NATURE FEST at the Nature Area, Georgetown, California, in the beautiful Sierra foothills, just east of Sacramento. This is a family-friendly event with an opening ceremony at 9:00 AM. We will be celebrating Earth Day with music, dance, drums, food, arts and crafts, vendors, Native cultural activities, children's activities, and much more. For more info and/or updates, visit www.georgetownnaturearea.org. All volunteers are welcome to participate! Please attend our committee meetings to sign up. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Mignon Geli Friends of the Nature Area (FONA), mignon@georgetownnatureaarea.org KFOK Community Radio, mignon@kfok.org 530-334-3697.

LOPING WOLF hopes to have a booth and be asked to perform. Details are pending. If you are interested in being a vendor please contact Dan DiCicco. LOPING WOLF is not a business so will not be able to cover any vendor fees. But vendors are welcomed to hang with us and share our canopy.

Saturday May 5

MARY YOUNGBLOOD –

Musical Retreat at Loping Horse Ranch with LOPING WOLF

Saturday May 19

LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle at Rick & Linda’s Apple Ranch in Nevada City CA. Details are pending.

Saturday June 2

MARY YOUNGBLOOD –

Musical Retreat at Loping Horse Ranch with LOPING WOLF

Saturday June 16

LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle meets from 1:00 – 3:00 pm @ LOPING HORSE RANCH north of Auburn CA.

(June 21) (?)

Trip to Peru & Bolivia with Mariscela Alvarez

Saturday June 23?

Mark Berry’s Sprit Drum Circle at Eden Valley

Saturday June 23?

MARY YOUNGBLOOD – Birthday Celebration

Saturday July 7

MARY YOUNGBLOOD –

Musical Retreat at Loping Horse Ranch with LOPING WOLF

Saturday July 21

LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle in the campground on Iowa Hill Road at the North Fork of the American River east of Colfax CA

Saturday August 4

MARY YOUNGBLOOD –

Musical Retreat at Loping Horse Ranch with LOPING WOLF

Saturday August 18

LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle meets from 1:00 – 3:00 pm @ LOPING HORSE RANCH north of Auburn CA.

Saturday September 1

MARY YOUNGBLOOD –

Musical Retreat at Loping Horse Ranch with LOPING WOLF

Saturday September 15

LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle meets from 1:00 – 3:00 pm @ LOPING HORSE RANCH north of Auburn CA.

Saturday September 16 or 23 (?)

CALLING BACK THE SALMON Ceremony in Lincoln CA 830 to 10 ish

http://www.callingbackthesalmoncelebration.org/dotnetnuke/default.aspx

Friday Sep 21 – 23

MARY YOUNGBLOOD in concert at Yosemite Flute and Art Festival

www.yosemiteflutefest.com

Saturday September 22?

Mark Berry’s Sprit Drum Circle at Eden Valley

Saturday October 6

MARY YOUNGBLOOD –

Musical Retreat and Harvest Festival at Loping Horse Ranch with LOPING WOLF

Saturday October 20

LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle meets from 1:00 – 3:00 pm @ LOPING HORSE RANCH north of Auburn CA.

Saturday November 17

LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle meets from 1:00 – 3:00 pm @ LOPING HORSE RANCH north of Auburn CA.

Saturday December 15

LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle meets from 1:00 – 3:00 pm @ LOPING HORSE RANCH north of Auburn CA.

Saturday December 22?

Mark Berry’s Sprit Drum Circle at Eden Valley

LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle locates in the greater Sacramento CA area.

You can find out a little more about LOPING WOLF and how to join at http://lopingwolf.blogspot.com , and how I “got here” at http://lopingwolf.blogspot.com/2011/08/aug-12-2011-dans-flute-bio.html . (Please note I have not updated the flute makers list, yet. Sorry Larry and Keith.)

If you received this notice in error, please let me know and I will honestly attempt to remove your name from my list. Contact me at dandi@lopingwolf.com .

DIRECTIONS TO LOPING HORSE RANCH

10492 Gautier Drive, Auburn CA

LOPING HORSE RANCH is located off Hwy 49 north of Auburn and the Bear River.

FROM GRASS VALLEY - From the last exit in Grass Valley (McKnight) head 14 miles South on Hwy 49 toward Auburn.

Just after the traffic light at Wolf / Combie Road, and before the Bear River Bridge, turn right onto Gautier Road. (If you go over the Bear River Bridge, you went too far. Turn around safely and see “From Auburn” which follows)

FROM AUBURN - From Bell Road in North Auburn, head up Hwy 49 for about 6 miles.

Just after the Bear River Bridge, turn left onto Gautier Road.

(If you hit the traffic light at Wolf / Combie Road, you went too far.)

ONCE YOU ARE ON GAUTIER ROAD -

The road makes a hard left and parallels Hwy 49 toward Auburn for a long block.

Then the road turns right and through an old stone gateway.

Here Gautier Road becomes Gautier Drive.

Our place is on the right about 3/4 mile at 10492.

Simply read the numbers and look for the signs - LOPING HORSE RANCH and LOPING WOLF.

Beep to get our attention to open the gate. Once it is open you have 20 seconds to scoot through.

The gate will close automatically.

Turn up the driveway past the green barn and up to our log house to drop off your stuff.

Please try to park in the parking lot back down by the gate if you can and not on the lawn.

Please feel free to call Dan at (530) 613-4197.

That’s it. Thanks for reading this far down the pages….

Love, Blessings, Peace ‘n’ Harmony Galore,

-Dan

LOPING WOLF

c/o Dan ‘n’ Sheree DiCicco

10492 Gautier Drive

Auburn CA 95602-8514

(530) 613-4197 Dan's cell

(530) 269-2638 home

dandi@lopingwolf.com

We are all related - more alike than we are different.

[ ] January 16 2012 LOPING WOLF Events Update

2012-01-16T11:58:00.000-08:00

L O P I N G W O L F

Flute ‘N” Drum Circle

Auburn CA

2 0 1 2 Calendar of Events

January 16 2012

Saturday January 21

LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle at Loping Horse Ranch

Wednesday January 25

Michael Bayard with Mary Youngblood concert in Sacramento CA

Mary is Michael Bayard’s Special Guest for his next Sound Healing Concert “The Enchanted Forest: Celtic Mysteries, Magic and Medicine” Wednesday January 25 2012 at 7:00 pm in Sacramento CA.

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Saturday February 18

LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle at Loping Horse Ranch

Saturday March 17

LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle at Loping Horse Ranch

Saturday March 17

Mark Berry’s Sprit Drum Circle at Eden Valley

Saturday April 7

MARY YOUNGBLOOD –

Musical Retreat at Loping Horse Ranch with LOPING WOLF

Thursday Apr 19 – May 1

Trip to Peru & Bolivia with Mariscela Alvarez

Saturday April 21

LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle at Loping Horse Ranch

Saturday May 5

MARY YOUNGBLOOD –

Musical Retreat at Loping Horse Ranch with LOPING WOLF

Saturday May 19

LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle at Rick & Linda’s Apple Ranch

Saturday June 2

MARY YOUNGBLOOD –

Musical Retreat at Loping Horse Ranch with LOPING WOLF

Saturday June 16

LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle at Loping Horse Ranch

(June 21)

Trip to Peru & Bolivia with Mariscela Alvarez

Saturday June 23?

Mark Berry’s Sprit Drum Circle at Eden Valley

Saturday June 23?

MARY YOUNGBLOOD – Birthday Celebration

Saturday July 7

MARY YOUNGBLOOD –

Musical Retreat at Loping Horse Ranch with LOPING WOLF

Saturday July 21

LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle in the campground on Iowa Hill Road at the North Fork of the American River east of Colfax CA

Saturday August 4

MARY YOUNGBLOOD –

Musical Retreat at Loping Horse Ranch with LOPING WOLF

Saturday August 18

LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle at Loping Horse Ranch

Saturday September 1

MARY YOUNGBLOOD –

Musical Retreat at Loping Horse Ranch with LOPING WOLF

Saturday September 15

LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle at Loping Horse Ranch

Friday Sep 21 – 23

MARY YOUNGBLOOD in concert at Yosemite Flute and Art Festival

www.yosemiteflutefest.com

Saturday September 22?

Mark Berry’s Sprit Drum Circle at Eden Valley

Saturday October 6

MARY YOUNGBLOOD –

Musical Retreat and Harvest Festival at Loping Horse Ranch with LOPING WOLF

Saturday October 20

LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle at Loping Horse Ranch

Saturday November 17

LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle at Loping Horse Ranch

Saturday December 15

LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle at Loping Horse Ranch

Saturday December 22?

Mark Berry’s Sprit Drum Circle at Eden Valley

LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle locates in the greater Sacramento CA area.

If you received this notice in error, please let me know and I will honestly attempt to remove your name from my list. Contact me at dandi@lopingwolf.com .

DIRECTIONS TO LOPING HORSE RANCH

10492 Gautier Drive, Auburn CA

LOPING HORSE RANCH is located off Hwy 49 north of Auburn and the Bear River.

FROM GRASS VALLEY - From the last exit in Grass Valley (McKnight) head 14 miles South on Hwy 49 toward Auburn.

FROM AUBURN - From Bell Road in North Auburn, head up Hwy 49 for about 6 miles.

Just after the Bear River Bridge, turn left onto Gautier Road.

(If you hit the traffic light at Wolf / Combie Road, you went too far.)

ONCE YOU ARE ON GAUTIER ROAD -

The road makes a hard left and parallels Hwy 49 toward Auburn for a long block.

Then the road turns right and through an old stone gateway.

Here Gautier Road becomes Gautier Drive.

Our place is on the right about 3/4 mile at 10492.

Simply read the numbers and look for the signs - LOPING HORSE RANCH and LOPING WOLF.

Beep to get our attention to open the gate. Once it is open you have 20 seconds to scoot through.

The gate will close automatically.

Turn up the driveway past the green barn and up to our log house to drop off your stuff.

Please try to park in the parking lot back down by the gate if you can and not on the lawn.

Please feel free to call Dan at (530) 613-4197.

That’s it. Thanks for reading this far down the pages….

Love, Blessings, Peace ‘n’ Harmony Galore,

-Dan

LOPING WOLF

c/o Dan ‘n’ Sheree DiCicco

10492 Gautier Drive

Auburn CA 95602-8514

(530) 613-4197 Dan's cell

(530) 269-2638 home

dandi@lopingwolf.com

We are all related - more alike than we are different.

[ ] December 2011 News 'n' Events Update

2011-12-10T09:59:00.000-08:00

LOPING WOLF

Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle

December 2011 NEWS ‘N’ EVENTS UPDATE

Dear People,

LOPING WOLF wishes you all a HAPPY DECEMBER and beyond.

NEWS AND EVENT HIGHLIGHTS -

NO LOPING WOLF December Winter Gathering this year.

MARY YOUNGBLOOD -

Mary invites “ALL FLUTIES” (Yes, Virginia, that is what her e-mail stated) to join her for a jam session this Saturday December 3 2011 at the FALL HOLIDAY MARKET & SHOW at

PACIFIC WESTERN TRADERS

305 Wool Street, Folsom, CA 95630

Tel: 916 985-3851 Email: pwtfolsom@aol.com www.pacwesttraders.com

Regular hours: 10-5 Wednesday - Saturday; 11-4 Sunday unless otherwise announced; closed Monday & Tuesday

DECEMBER 3 & 4 – 10-5 pm

FALL HOLIDAY MARKET & SHOW

Native California artists will present a collection of original creations drawn from the traditions of their various cultures - exquisite jewelry and finery fashioned from traditional and contemporary materials – masterfully crafted basketry - reproductions of traditional arts: toys, musical instruments, regalia, etc.

Among artists scheduled to be present are -

LINDA AGUILAR (horsehair baskets, Chumash-inspired gourd ornaments, bone fetishes); STAN PADILLA (multi-media jewelry, theme paintings); MICHAEL ROGERS (fine jewelry in silver, gold & precious stones); MELISSA LEAL, coastal California-inspired finery; PAULINE KAUFMAN (gem-polished abalone and silver jewelry, unique carved abalone effigies) –

PLUS Flute concerts by MARY YOUNGBLOOD

-- On-going --

Paintings by FRANK LaPENA, JACK ALVAREZ,

STAN PADILLA, MICHAEL GARCIA

Photographs by FRANCISCO DOMINGUEZ

Mary is Michael Bayard’s Special Guest for his next Sound Healing Concert “The Enchanted Forest: Celtic Mysteries, Magic and Medicine” Wednesday January 25 2010 at 7:00 pm in Sacramento CA. Click on or copy & paste this link - http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=ldn6sscab&v=001aYDP54lNfT_mjYBgmgUzUQElgy_bAyXl5IT5MbBloctPAAFOuRFf3sJN5W52ri8reJPNgjeCTn4tb41pG7Wqi3w5dVhR_fxgc4MW70AF3FB9DDsKbmotzDd4Zgyqt1yDOHwKS6CR284%3D

Also in January, it is rumored Mary is travelling to North Carolina to record her next album with Jim Brock. “YEA!!!!” does not even begin to describe the anticipation….

MARY YOUNGBLOOD RETURNS!!!

FOR 2012, EVERY FIRST SATURDAY OF APRIL – OCTOBER, LOPING WOLF’s Musical Retreat with Mary Youngblood WILL AGAIN BE HELD @ LOPING HORSE RANCH 10492 Gautier Drive, Auburn CA 95602

September 2012

MARY YOUNGBLOOD has been invited back to the Yosemite Flute and Art Festival – World Music Event. Please stay tuned for information regarding this event.

Please try to remember that in addition to Mary’s scheduled events, she is available for concerts, speaking & fund raising events, art & museum appearances, Native American events, community & educational events, weddings, private home concerts, corporate & winery events, Native American Flute musical retreats & workshops, television & film musical scores & composition, and private Native American Flute (NAF) lessons.

See Mary’s Website at http://www.maryyoungblood.com/EventOptions.htm#1

Like, HEY, MOO-OO! LOPING WOLF decided to mess with our heads again this month. Some of you realized we no longer play flutes at the river or other neat places and rarely at other peoples’ houses. So LOPING WOLF CHANGED TWO THINGS ABOUT THAT – REVISED AGAIN – BEGINNING DECEMBER 17 2011, THE THIRD SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH ALL YEAR - LOPING WOLF's Flute 'n' Drum Circle will meet at a variety of places for the afternoon. (Yes, Virginia, this changes some weekends for 2012.)

Let me know at least one month in advance if you have an idea where you want to meet or if you want to host a flute circle. I will get the word out in this News ‘n’ Events Update and we’ll see you there.

LOPING WOLF meets to play flutes, rhythm things, jams, and individual helping sessions. DIRECTIONS TO LOPING HORSE RANCH 10492 Gautier Drive, Auburn CA can be found listed below.

TRIP TO PERU & BOLIVIA April 19 to May 01, 2012

Most people go to cathedrals to receive guidance and obtain holy water. The Andean people of Peru and Bolivia go to sacred places such as Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca.

Journey Investment $3,149

$500 Deposit Deadline: November 15, 2011
Balance is due on February 6, 2012

Contact Mariscela Alvarez at
530-863-0003 or http://www.blogger.com/mc/compose?to=ma@fyspirit.com

www.fyspirit.com/fysblog/visit-peru

Your Sacred Journey Includes:

. Roundtrip international airfare - San Francisco - Lima.
. Roundtrip domestic airfare Lima - Cusco.

. Travel insurance covering trip cost.

. Transportation to archaeological sites in Peru and Bolivia.

. Admissin fees for all sites.

. Hotels double occupancy - Add $135 for private room.

. Professional tourism guide services in English.

. All group healing ceremonies and spiritual teachings.

. Most of the meals and much more...

Highlights of your trip:

. Visit Cusco, Sacred Valley (Pisac & Ollantaytambo), Sacsayhuaman, Quenko, Pukapukara, Tambomachay, Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca, Amantani Island, Portal of Aramu Muru, Sillustani, Bolivia (Copacabana & Island of the Sun) and more...
. Traditional Inca ceremonies (Despacho & Karpay) & personal healing sessions with the Paq'os of the Q'eros Nation in Cusco. Rituals by local shaman and Mariscela at sacred places in Peru and Bolivia.

We are holding a sacred space for you!

DATE SPECIFIC EVENTS -

EVERY WEDNESDAY from Noon to 1:00 pm in Downtown Sacramento CA, our LOPING WOLF’s Nooner Flute & Drum Circle meets. If you can make it, bring your flutes and rhythm things to the PERS Glass Tower @ 4th and Q Streets. The acoustics are wonderful. We usually meet just inside off the plaza level (unless they are washing the windows - then we meet one story down the stairs). Metered parking is difficult, but worth it. Call me if….

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Saturday December 3

NO LOPING WOLF's WINTER GATHERING this year.

Saturday December 17

LOPING WOLF’s Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle meets at

Loping Horse Ranch at 1:00 pm

LOPING WOLF meets to play flutes, rhythm things, jams, and individual helping sessions. All offered for free. It’s a nice low-key time. Dan is thinking this new time for the flute ‘n’ drum circle might be a convenient way to segue into Mark’s Winter Solstice Drum Circle (see next) which is actually scheduled to be located at a different location.

DIRECTIONS TO LOPING HORSE RANCH 10492 Gautier Drive, Auburn CA are listed below - WAY below.

Saturday December 17

WINTER SOLSTICE SPIRIT DRUM CIRCLE

WITH "MARK BERRY & FRIENDS" AT LYNNE SUTTER'S

Drumming, chanting, storytelling, etc. with kindred Spirits

Pot luck at 4:30, Drum Circle at 6 – 7:30 pm

Hi Friends. These are alcohol-free drum circles. Bring well-behaved children, friends, relatives, flutes, hand drums, rattles, shakers, stories to tell, songs to share... mostly your sweet self!

If you could easily bring outdoor chairs, please do so. DOGS are welcome IF on leash at all times.

Eden Valley where Placer Hills Rd meets Dog Bar Rd near Colfax CA.

Directions from Auburn, take I-80 toward Reno, exit "Weimar Crossroads", then up and over Freeway to left and down the hill one mile to Right on Placer Hills Road. After another one mile, left on Dog Bar Road. First driveway on right and immediate right into metal gated property. (Otherwise unfriendly dogs eat your car.) See www.edenvalleycottage.com for map, address, zip code, etc.

We have a wonderful outdoor space for our fire circle. DRESS APPROPRIATELY FOR WEATHER FORECAST. In case of rain, there is an indoor space, so it's happening Rain or Shine.

Feel free to invite anyone you would like to have join YOUR Spirit Drum circle.

Call me for information (916) 872-4482.

Sincerely, Mark Berry

Saturday December 17

Valley Clan’s Flute Circle in Napa CA

>From Lynn Peck: “Our scheduled flute circle for December is on Sat the 17th. I'm checking to see how many of us will be available and would give an RSVP now. I already know some will be gone so those of you who will be in town and wanting to come to Brian's on Dec 17th, please let me know by Dec 5th and I'll send out the usual reminder. (Valley Clan’s flute circle usually follows this schedule: 3-5pm for questions, song practice, sharing, and pairing for lessons. I've got some holiday songs to pass out if anyone is interested and I'll ask Brian for another of his historic NA songs. We'll break for potluck around 5 and have an open mic. Really want to hear about the Yosemite Festival and hope those who went will be able to come and share their experience. Hope to see you Sat. Thanks, Lynn” 707-255-7425 (Cell phones do not work here.) lynnpeck62@gmail.com

2012 - DATE SPECIFIC EVENTS

Saturday January 21 - LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle at Loping Horse Ranch

Wednesday January 25 - Michael Bayard with Mary Youngblood concert in Sacramento CA

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Saturday February 18 - LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle at Loping Horse Ranch

Saturday March 17 - LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle at Loping Horse Ranch

Saturday March 24 - Mark Berry’s Spirit Drum Circle at Eden Valley

Saturday April 7 - MARY YOUNGBLOOD - Musical Retreat at Loping Horse Ranch with LOPING WOLF

Thursday Apr 19 – May 1 - Trip to Peru & Bolivia with Mariscela Alvarez

Saturday April 21 - LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle at Loping Horse Ranch (yes…?)

Saturday May 5 - MARY YOUNGBLOOD - Musical Retreat at Loping Horse Ranch with LOPING WOLF

Saturday May 19 - LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle at Loping Horse Ranch (alternate location available…)

Saturday June 2 - MARY YOUNGBLOOD - Musical Retreat at Loping Horse Ranch with LOPING WOLF

Saturday June 16 - LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle at Loping Horse Ranch (alternate location available, if…)

? (June 21) - Trip to Peru & Bolivia with Mariscela Alvarez

Saturday June 23? Mark Berry’s Sprit Drum Circle at Eden Valley

Saturday June 23? - MARY YOUNGBLOOD – Birthday Celebration

Saturday July 7 - MARY YOUNGBLOOD - Musical Retreat at Loping Horse Ranch with LOPING WOLF

Saturday July 21 - LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle in the campground on Iowa Hill Road at the North Fork of the American River east of Colfax CA

Saturday August 4 - MARY YOUNGBLOOD - Musical Retreat at Loping Horse Ranch with LOPING WOLF

Saturday August 18 - LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle at Loping Horse Ranch (maybe…?)

Saturday September 1 - MARY YOUNGBLOOD - Musical Retreat at Loping Horse Ranch with LOPING WOLF

Saturday September 15 - LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle at Loping Horse Ranch (unless…?)

Friday Sep 21 – 23 - MARY YOUNGBLOOD in concert at Yosemite Flute and Art Festival www.yosemiteflutefest.com

Saturday September 22? - Mark Berry’s Spirit Drum Circle at Eden Valley

Saturday October 6 - MARY YOUNGBLOOD - Musical Retreat and Harvest Festival at Loping Horse Ranch with LOPING WOLF

Saturday October 20 - LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle at Loping Horse Ranch (or some other fun spot…?)

Saturday November 17 - LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle at Loping Horse Ranch (possible gig at Carnegie Hall…)

Saturday December 15 - LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle at Loping Horse Ranch (other suggestions…?)

Saturday December 22? - Mark Berry’s Spirit Drum Circle at Eden Valley

INTRODUCTION & DISCLAIMERS -

LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle locates in the greater Sacramento CA area.

If you received this notice in error, please let me know and I will honestly attempt to remove your name from my list. Contact me at dandi@lopingwolf.com .

DIRECTIONS TO LOPING HORSE RANCH

10492 Gautier Drive, Auburn CA

LOPING HORSE RANCH is located off Hwy 49 north of Auburn and the Bear River.

FROM GRASS VALLEY - From the last exit in Grass Valley (McKnight) head 14 miles South on Hwy 49 toward Auburn.

Just after the light at Wolf / Combie Road, and before the Bear River Bridge, turn right onto Gautier Road. (If you hit Auburn, you went too far.)

FROM AUBURN -

From Bell Road in North Auburn, head up Hwy 49 for about 6 miles.

Just after the Bear River Bridge, turn left onto Gautier Road.

(If you hit the light at Wolf / Combie Road, you went too far.)

ONCE YOU ARE ON GAUTIER ROAD -

The road makes a hard left and parallels Hwy 49 toward Auburn for a long block.

Then the road turns right and through an old stone gateway.

Here Gautier Road becomes Gautier Drive.

Our place is on the right about 3/4 mile at 10492.

Simply read the numbers and look for the signs - LOPING HORSE RANCH and LOPING WOLF.

Beep to get our attention to open the gate. Once it is open you have 20 seconds to scoot through.

The gate will close automatically.

Turn up the driveway past the green barn and up to our log house to drop off your stuff.

Please try to park in the parking lot back down by the gate if you can and not on the lawn. Please feel free to call Dan at (530) 613-4197.

That’s it. Thanks for reading this far down the pages….

Love, Blessings, Peace ‘n’ Harmony Galore,

-Dan

LOPING WOLF

c/o Dan ‘n’ Sheree DiCicco

10492 Gautier Drive

Auburn CA 95602-8514

(530) 613-4197 Dan's cell

(530) 269-2638 home

dandi@lopingwolf.com

We are all related - more alike than we are different.

[ ] November 2011 NEWS 'N' EVENTS UPDATE

2011-11-01T21:27:00.000-07:00

LOPING WOLF

Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle

NOVEMBER 2011 NEWS ‘N’ EVENTS UPDATE

Dear People,

HAPPY NOVEMBER, KIDS. Did you catch our name change? Subtle, eh?

NEWS AND EVENT HIGHLIGHTS -

[ ] REVISED – ROYALLY – THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH ALL YEAR - LOPING WOLF's Flute 'n' Drum Circle will no longer be held at Lake of the Pines, but rather at Loping Horse Ranch from 1:00 – 3:00 pm. LOPING WOLF meets to play flutes, rhythm things, jams, and individual helping sessions. All offered for free. It’s a nice low-key time. DIRECTIONS TO LOPING HORSE RANCH 10492 Gautier Drive, Auburn CA can be found listed below - WAY below.

[ ] The work and contributions of Clint Goss continue to amaze me. His Flutopedia website has a wonderful description of playing the Native American Flute that I had to share with you. Please look up http://www.flutopedia.com/playing.htm and read about “The Path….”

[ ] There is no LOPING WOLF December Winter Gathering this year.

MARY YOUNGBLOOD -

MARY YOUNGBLOOD RETURNS!!!

FOR 2012, EVERY FIRST SATURDAY for APRIL – OCTOBER, LOPING WOLF’s Musical Retreat with Mary Youngblood WILL AGAIN BE HELD @ LOPING HORSE RANCH 10492 Gautier Drive, Auburn CA 95602

September 2012

MARY YOUNGBLOOD has been invited back to the Yosemite Flute and Art Festival – World Music Event Please stay tuned for information regarding this event. The Yosemite Flute and Art Festival is an event not to be missed….!

See Mary’s Website at http://www.maryyoungblood.com/EventOptions.htm#1

Jarrett, Tenzin & Loren -

For JARRETT BRUNETTE’s news, and listings for TENZIN KALDEN’s and Loren Jones’ flutes for sale, please see October’s blog. I received no updated information from these lads, so I’m referring you accordingly.

TRIP TO PERU & BOLIVIA

April 19 to May 01, 2012

Most people go to cathedrals to receive guidance and obtain holy water. The Andean people of Peru and Bolivia go to sacred places such as Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca.

Journey Investment $3,149

$500 Deposit Deadline: November 15, 2011
Balance is due on February 6, 2012

Contact Mariscela Alvarez at
530-863-0003 or ma@fyspirit.com

www.fyspirit.com/fysblog/visit-peru

Your Sacred Journey Includes:

. Roundtrip international airfare - San Francisco - Lima.
. Roundtrip domestic airfare Lima - Cusco.

. Travel insurance covering trip cost.

. Transportation to archaeological sites in Peru and Bolivia.

. Admissin fees for all sites.

. Hotels double occupancy - Add $135 for private room.

. Professional tourism guide services in English.

. All group healing ceremonies and spiritual teachings.

. Most of the meals and much more...

Highlights of your trip:

We are holding a sacred space for you!

DATE SPECIFIC EVENTS -

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[ ] Friday November 11

LOPING WOLF is invited to play at PARC’s Fall River Rendezvous at the UU Sanctuary in Auburn on Finley Nov 11 6 to 9 pm. (Dan & Sheree will be out of town that day.)

Contact Eric Peach at parc@jps.net

We have 3hrs for the program coffee tea and deserts, no alcohol, to keep us on the edge of our seats and alert during the evening.

Loping Wolf plays their enchanting cedar flutes. (Contact Eric Peach directly.)

Bill Mash, who was at your CK presentation, will provide the main course with his video See Ya on the Auburn SRA Trails that "provides a compelling look at the 30k+ acre gem that is a fabric of our community and a way of life for its residents." Deren Ross is scheduled to do a brief update on his research with the CA Dogface Butterfly over on the Bear River at Schutamul preserve. Eric and perhaps others from PARC will do a short presentation on the American River Forever Wild & Scenic. (PARC's Board is in discussion to assess how deep we want to go with this theme at this time!) We will also solicit updates from other conservation groups present. Juan Pena will be displaying a couple of his river watercolor paintings in the foyer. Eric is rather sure he will have a raku clay salmon also.

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Sunday November 20

LOPING WOLF’s Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle meets at

Loping Horse Ranch from 1:00 – 3:00 pm

LOPING WOLF meets to play flutes, rhythm things, jams, and individual helping sessions. All offered for free. It’s a nice low-key time. DIRECTIONS TO LOPING HORSE RANCH 10492 Gautier Drive, Auburn CA are listed below - WAY below.

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[ ] Wednesday November 23

MICHAEL BAYARD

Watch this space for his next fabulous presentation. Contact Michael Bayard at 916-683-2575.

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Saturday December 3

NO LOPING WOLF's WINTER GATHERING this year.

Saturday December 17

WINTER SOLSTICE SPIRIT DRUM CIRCLE

WITH "MARK BERRY & FRIENDS" AT LYNNE SUTTER'S

Drumming, chanting, storytelling, etc. with kindred Spirits

Pot luck at 4:30, Drum Circle at 6 – 7:30 pm

Hi Friends. These are alcohol-free drum circles. Bring well-behaved children, friends, relatives, flutes, hand drums, rattles, shakers, stories to tell, songs to share... mostly your sweet self!

If you could easily bring outdoor chairs, please do so. DOGS are welcome IF on leash at all times.

Eden Valley where Placer Hills Rd meets Dog Bar Rd near Colfax CA.

We have a wonderful outdoor space for our fire circle. DRESS APPROPRIATELY FOR WEATHER FORECAST. In case of rain, there is an indoor space, so it's happening Rain or Shine.

Feel free to invite anyone you would like to have join YOUR Spirit Drum circle.

Call me for information (916) 872-4482.

Sincerely, Mark Berry

Sunday December 18

LOPING WOLF’s Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle meets at

Loping Horse Ranch from 1:00 – 3:00 pm

2012 - DATE SPECIFIC EVENTS

Please see October’s blog. I received no updated information, so I’m referring you accordingly.

INTRODUCTION & DISCLAIMERS -

LOPING WOLF Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle locates in the greater Sacramento CA area.

If you received this notice in error, please let me know and I will honestly attempt to remove your name from my list. Contact me at dandi@lopingwolf.com .

DIRECTIONS TO LOPING HORSE RANCH

10492 Gautier Drive, Auburn CA

LOPING HORSE RANCH is located off Hwy 49 north of Auburn and the Bear River.

FROM GRASS VALLEY - From the last exit in Grass Valley (McKnight) head 14 miles South on Hwy 49 toward Auburn.

Just after the light at Wolf / Combie Road, and before the Bear River Bridge, turn right onto Gautier Road. (If you hit Auburn, you went too far.)

FROM AUBURN -

From Bell Road in North Auburn, head up Hwy 49 for about 6 miles.

Just after the Bear River Bridge, turn left onto Gautier Road.

(If you hit the light at Wolf / Combie Road, you went too far.)

ONCE YOU ARE ON GAUTIER ROAD -

The road makes a hard left and parallels Hwy 49 toward Auburn for a long block.

Then the road turns right and through an old stone gateway.

Here Gautier Road becomes Gautier Drive.

Our place is on the right about 3/4 mile at 10492.

Simply read the numbers and look for the signs - LOPING HORSE RANCH and LOPING WOLF.

Beep to get our attention to open the gate. Once it is open you have 20 seconds to scoot through.

The gate will close automatically.

Turn up the driveway past the green barn and up to our log house to drop off your stuff.

Please try to park in the parking lot back down by the gate if you can and not on the lawn. Please feel free to call Dan at (530) 613-4197.

That’s it. Thanks for reading this far down the pages….

Love, Blessings, Peace ‘n’ Harmony Galore,

-Dan

LOPING WOLF

c/o Dan ‘n’ Sheree DiCicco

10492 Gautier Drive

Auburn CA 95602-8514

(530) 613-4197 Dan's cell

(530) 269-2638 home

dandi@lopingwolf.com

We are all related - more alike than we are different.

[ ] OCTOBER 2011 NEWS 'N' EVENTS UPDATE

2011-10-04T16:30:00.000-07:00

LOPING WOLF

The Lake of the Pines Wood Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle

OCTOBER 2011 NEWS ‘N’ EVENTS UPDATE

Dear People,

HAPPY OCTOBER, KIDS. (Yes, Virginia, I know I need to get this out before October flies by like September just did….) I have Mary’s music on so here I go. Type, Magic Fingers! Type!

NEWS AND EVENT HIGHLIGHTS -

October 7-10 2011

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAYS (Marysville / Grass Valley / Nevada City CA area)

LOPING WOLF is scheduled to play Saturday at 2:30 for 30 minutes. We will have no booth and no vendor set-up. Vendor set-up is limited to Sunday and Monday only – not Saturday. I cannot attend Sunday or Monday. Please note the new location for this event – Sycamore Ranch Park, Hwy 20 on the Yuba River 4.5 miles west of Parks Bar Bridge. You are invited to play with me on stage Saturday at 2:30. Meet you there. The rain should be gone by then.

There is no LOPING WOLF December Winter Gathering this year.

MARY YOUNGBLOOD RETURNS!!!

FOR 2012, EVERY FIRST SATURDAY for APRIL – OCTOBER, LOPING WOLF’s Musical Retreat with Mary Youngblood WILL AGAIN BE HELD @ LOPING HORSE RANCH 10492 Gautier Drive, Auburn CA 95602

You are invited to come hang with us for the day. Mary will offer her wonderful flute workshop for $45 once again. Bring some food to share, your flutes, drums, didges, bird calls, knitting, books to read, lawn chairs, (your own table?) and any wares you may want to hawk (sell).

REVISED – ROYALLY – THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH ALL YEAR -

LOPING WOLF's Flute 'n' Drum Circle will no longer be held at Lake of the Pines.

Beginning October 16 2011 (Yes, Virginia, THIS month) LOPING WOLF’s Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle will be held at Loping Horse Ranch from 1:00 – 3:00 pm. LOPING WOLF meets to play flutes, rhythm things, jams, and individual helping sessions. All offered for free. It’s a nice low-key time. DIRECTIONS TO LOPING HORSE RANCH 10492 Gautier Drive, Auburn CA are listed below - WAY below.

(I received the following messages from Stan Padilla that I am unable to copy and paste here. So I can only re-type them in my best steno style. Type, Magic Fingers. –Dan)

My greetings to everyone this fall. I hope all is well with everyone. I am going to be speaking. I hope you can attend some of these events, I think they are important. Things are going well at the Sanctuary and life is full with artwork, family and my students. –Stan

Fridays October 14 & 21 2011 7:30 pm

Mama’s Auburn Alchemy 882 Lincoln Way, Auburn CA (530) 889-9494

The Fire in Time – Ceremonial Conversations with Stan Padilla – A Native American Perspective on time, healing and enlightenment

Please see the full description under “Date Specific Events” below.

October 29 2011 12 Noon – evening

With Stan Padilla / Applegate CA

Spirits of the Land

Dia de los Muertos / Day of the Dead 2011

Altar Making / Meditation / Ceremonial Crafts / Feast

Please see the full description under “Date Specific Events” below.

MARY YOUNGBLOOD -

MARY YOUNGBLOOD RETURNS!!!

FOR 2012, EVERY FIRST SATURDAY for APRIL – OCTOBER, LOPING WOLF’s Musical Retreat with Mary Youngblood WILL AGAIN BE HELD @ LOPING HORSE RANCH 10492 Gautier Drive, Auburn CA 95602

September 2012

See her Website at http://www.maryyoungblood.com/EventOptions.htm#1

JARRETT BRUNETTE -

From Cliff & Shirley, regarding their grandson -

Please check out our grandson’s (Jarrett Brunette) web page and his you tube channel.

If you would please be a subscriber also rate his performance and leave a comment for this helps him develop his skills. Also please send to your friends asking them to check him out and to do the same as I am asking you to do. Thanks, Cliff

Jarrett’s web page http://www.carryingonthetraditions.webs.com

Jarrett’s you tube channel http://www.youtube.com/2010littlewolf

TENZIN KALDEN -

I have no updated info from Tenzin, but I know his flute stand was sold.

Tenzin’s Updated Flute Corner -

Please contact him directly at <tenzinloves at Hotmail dot com> (note Spam-resistant address format).

Tenzin writes:

These are the flutes I still have for sale....4 gone already and I've added 1 more....:)

I paid $625 for this very special hand carved, unsplit, Grandfather tuned flute by Hawk Henries. Hawk even has this particular flute pictured on his website and I don't blame him, it is a stunningly beautiful flute.
Here it is on his website....http://www.hawkhenries.com/content/my-handmade-flutes

Here is a review I did for this flute http://forums.fluteportal.com/index.php?showtopic=4639
I would be willing to take $525 shipped priority mail in the States for this one of a kind, very amazing flute.
Here is a sound byte http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEyg8SFrkng

Here is a sound byte http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV28lb6TYNo

I paid $275 for this Butch Hall Spanish Cedar low Cm and will take $225 shipped in the States.
This flute has a big beautiful low tone and it is a delight to play.
Here is a soundbyte .... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCIuLQ02u3c

And, if you want to buy one of these flutes, or both, I will add this sweet little Sunflower Stalk Bm made by Oazarkguru for only $40 more, shipped to you. This is a fun little flute that weighs only a few ounces and would be great to take on a day hike. Here is a soundbyte.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfGTIo9d_i4

Loren Jones -

I am sorry I do not know how to copy Loren’s photos into my blog format.

Please contact Loren directly at <lorenjones at earthlink dot net> (note Spam-resistant address format). Or you can call him at 415 333 4221.

Loren writes:

Here are the flutes I have for sale, including the non NA flutes as well.

Several of these instruments are quite nice and I'm only parting with them because I don't play them enough and want to make room for something new. I've tried to price them as realistically as possible. These prices do not include shipping.

A / Maker unknown. A solid cedar flute that plays well. $80.

F-F# / Bedoni. A very fine quality, clear sounding cedar. $170.

F# / Borg. An easy to play mellow sounding cedar. $120.

G / Coyote Oldman. A fine quality, bright, clear cedar flute that plays well. $350.

G / High Spirits. A heavy breathy walnut, turquoise flute with a good sound. $120.

D / Maker unknown. A fine quality walnut Celtic flute with a smooth mellow tone. $200.

D / Susato. A recorder style PVC flute with a good sound. $50.

Bb / Maker unknown, Bamboo $25.

G / Maker unknown. Bamboo $25.

G / Maker unknown. Exotic hardwood $50.

F / Maker unknown. East Indian Bamboo $25.

Bb / Maker unknown. Bamboo, $40.

F / Maker unknown. Asian recorder style bamboo. $40.

G / Shaw. Large Celtic Pennywistle. $40.

A / Maker unknown. Hawaiian bamboo nose flute. $10.

DATE SPECIFIC EVENTS -

October 7-10 2011

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAYS (Marysville / Grass Valley / Nevada City CA area)

http://www.indigenouspeoplesdays.org

From Anni,

Hi Dan, the schedule is now on line @ indigenouspeoplesdays.org. We have you playing on the main stage on Saturday @ 2:30 for a half hour after the big salmon feast. Looking forward to hearing you and if you have any questions, please let me know. peace, -Anni

Friday night will be a round dance in downtown Nevada City. Saturday through Monday, all events will be at a new location, Sycamore Ranch, on the South Yuba River and Highway #20, 4.5 miles west of Parks Bar Bridge. Help is needed with gathering food and other donations, fundraising, children's activities, coordinating guests, entertainers, and elders, as well as many other activities. Your help is appreciated. For more information, check out the Website or please call Joan Buffington at 913-6446, or the tribal office, 530-274-7497. Please check out their Website and stay tuned for more info.

Wednesday October 12 until Sunday October 23

A Spiritual Journey to Peru and Bolivia with Mariscela Alvarez

Contact Michael Alvarez at (916) 412-6466 for last minute info.

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Fridays October 14 & 21 2011 7:30 pm

Mama’s Auburn Alchemy 882 Lincoln Way, Auburn CA (530) 889-9494

The Fire in Time – Ceremonial Conversations with Stan Padilla – A Native American Perspective on time, healing and enlightenment

(Please see Friday Oct 21 below.)

_________________________________

Sunday October 16

LOPING WOLF’s Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle meets at

Loping Horse Ranch from 1:00 – 3:00 pm

_________________________________

Friday October 21 2011 7:30 pm

Mama’s Auburn Alchemy 882 Lincoln Way, Auburn CA (530) 889-9494

The Fire in Time – Ceremonial Conversations with Stan Padilla – A Native American Perspective on time, healing and enlightenment

From the earliest historical epochs the ancient Mesoamerican astronomers studied the movements of the sun, moon and stars. They measured and accurately recorder the planetary movements and their spiritual influences upon earth life. Under the guidance of the visionary spirit Ketzalcoatl they religiously establish sacred calendrical systems that recorded the subtle energies of the cosmos.

Artist Stan Padilla continues in this tradition and will be sharing his views on fulfilling the Prophecy of 2012, time reckoning, healing and living according to these ancient philosophies. In addition to conversation he will be presenting a new series of paintings from the Nahuatl sacred books.

A donation will be asked of everyone to help support the Sanctuary at Peaceful Valley, which is a sanctuary of peace being established by Stan Padilla and Family. For more information contact Stan at 530 637-4158, <stanpadilla at hughes dot net> (note Spam-resistant address format).

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October 29 2011 12 Noon – evening

With Stan Padilla / Applegate CA

Spirits of the Land

Dia de los Muertos / Day of the Dead 2011

Altar Making / Meditation / Ceremonial Crafts / Feast

All people of the world have customs and traditions concerning death, dying, grieving and an afterlife. Native people have lived close to the spirit and cycles of nature and believe that during this session the spirits / souls of the departed return to communicate with their loved ones.

Carrying forth in this tradition we invite you to attend a ceremony of remembrance for the departed souls. We will open the Sanctuary at Peaceful Valley at 12 Noon with a ceremonial fire and proceed with a progression of ceremonies throughout the day. At dusk we will enact a procession around the valley culmination with a honoring of the deceased.

Open fire, Community Altar building

Tree of Life Ceremony (honoring your lineage)

Making of offerings, gods’ eyes and flower weavings

Procession and Fire Remembrance Ceremony

Ceremonial Feast

You and your friends are invited to this important community event. This is an outdoors event. It is not appropriate for young children or animals.

This is a fund-raising event to help support the building of the new water system in the Sanctuary’s garden. $40 per person before October 25 after that $50. No one will be kept away due to lack of finances. But that does not mean it is free. Work exchange is available. Please contact us. We are asking that everyone makes an effort to support the Sanctuary. Upon commitment you will be sent a map and list of ceremonial recommendations and supplies needed. Make reservations early.

The Sanctuary at Peaceful Valley is a sanctuary of peace being developed by artist Stan Padilla and Family.

For more information and to make a reservation, contact Stan Padilla at PO Box 3097 Auburn CA 95604, (530) 637-4158, <stanpadilla at hughes dot net> (note Spam-resistant address format).

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Sunday November 20

LOPING WOLF’s Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle meets at

Loping Horse Ranch from 1:00 – 3:00 pm

_________________________________

Saturday December 3

NO LOPING WOLF's WINTER GATHERING this year.

Saturday December 17

WINTER SOLSTICE SPIRIT DRUM CIRCLE

WITH "MARK BERRY & FRIENDS" AT LYNNE SUTTER'S

Drumming, chanting, storytelling, etc. with kindred Spirits

Pot luck at 4:30, Drum Circle at 6 – 7:30 pm

Hi Friends. These are alcohol-free drum circles. Bring well-behaved children, friends, relatives, flutes, hand drums, rattles, shakers, stories to tell, songs to share... mostly your sweet self!

If you could easily bring outdoor chairs, please do so. DOGS are welcome IF on leash at all times.

Eden Valley where Placer Hills Rd meets Dog Bar Rd near Colfax CA.

We have a wonderful outdoor space for our fire circle. DRESS APPROPRIATELY FOR WEATHER FORECAST. In case of rain, there is an indoor space, so it's happening Rain or Shine.

Feel free to invite anyone you would like to have join YOUR Spirit Drum circle.

Call me for information (916) 872-4482.

Sincerely, Mark Berry

Sunday December 18

LOPING WOLF’s Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle meets at

Loping Horse Ranch from 1:00 – 3:00 pm

2012 - DATE SPECIFIC EVENTS

Sunday January 15 2012

LOPING WOLF’s Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle meets at

Loping Horse Ranch from 1:00 – 3:00 pm

_________________________________

Sunday February 19 2012

LOPING WOLF’s Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle meets at

Loping Horse Ranch from 1:00 – 3:00 pm

_________________________________

Sunday March 18 2012

LOPING WOLF’s Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle meets at

Loping Horse Ranch from 1:00 – 3:00 pm

April 7 2012

LOPING WOLF’s Musical Retreat with Mary Youngblood WILL AGAIN BE HELD @ LOPING HORSE RANCH 10492 Gautier Drive, Auburn CA 95602

Sunday April 15 2012

LOPING WOLF’s Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle meets at

Loping Horse Ranch from 1:00 – 3:00 pm

May 5 2012

LOPING WOLF’s Musical Retreat with Mary Youngblood WILL AGAIN BE HELD @ LOPING HORSE RANCH 10492 Gautier Drive, Auburn CA 95602

Sunday May 20 2012

LOPING WOLF’s Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle meets at

Loping Horse Ranch from 1:00 – 3:00 pm

June 2 2012

LOPING WOLF’s Musical Retreat with Mary Youngblood WILL AGAIN BE HELD @ LOPING HORSE RANCH 10492 Gautier Drive, Auburn CA 95602

Sunday June 17 2012

LOPING WOLF’s Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle meets at

Loping Horse Ranch from 1:00 – 3:00 pm

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Solstice June 21 2012

Mariscela Alvarez will return to Peru & Bolivia for another Journey similar to her Oct 21 2011 Journey

July 7 2012

LOPING WOLF’s Musical Retreat with Mary Youngblood WILL AGAIN BE HELD @ LOPING HORSE RANCH 10492 Gautier Drive, Auburn CA 95602

Sunday July 15 2012

LOPING WOLF’s Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle meets at

Loping Horse Ranch from 1:00 – 3:00 pm

August 4 2012

LOPING WOLF’s Musical Retreat with Mary Youngblood WILL AGAIN BE HELD @ LOPING HORSE RANCH 10492 Gautier Drive, Auburn CA 95602

Sunday August 19 2012

LOPING WOLF’s Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle meets at

Loping Horse Ranch from 1:00 – 3:00 pm

September 1 2012

LOPING WOLF’s Musical Retreat with Mary Youngblood WILL AGAIN BE HELD @ LOPING HORSE RANCH 10492 Gautier Drive, Auburn CA 95602

Sunday September 16 2012

LOPING WOLF’s Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle meets at

Loping Horse Ranch from 1:00 – 3:00 pm

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September 2012

MARY YOUNGBLOOD - invited back to the Yosemite Flute and Art Festival – World Music Event

Please stay tuned for information regarding this event. The Yosemite Flute and Art Festival is an event not to be missed….!

October 6 2 2012

LOPING WOLF’s Musical Retreat with Mary Youngblood WILL AGAIN BE HELD @ LOPING HORSE RANCH 10492 Gautier Drive, Auburn CA 95602

Sunday October 21 2012

LOPING WOLF’s Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle meets at

Loping Horse Ranch from 1:00 – 3:00 pm

_________________________________

Sunday November 18 2012

LOPING WOLF’s Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle meets at

Loping Horse Ranch from 1:00 – 3:00 pm

_________________________________

Sunday December 16 2012

LOPING WOLF’s Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle meets at

Loping Horse Ranch from 1:00 – 3:00 pm

INTRODUCTION & DISCLAIMERS -

LOPING WOLF is the Lake of the Pines Wood Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle located in the greater Sacramento CA area.

If you received this notice in error, please let me know and I will honestly attempt to remove your name from my list. Contact me at dandi@lopingwolf.com .

DIRECTIONS TO LOPING HORSE RANCH

10492 Gautier Drive, Auburn CA

LOPING HORSE RANCH is located off Hwy 49 north of Auburn and the Bear River.

FROM GRASS VALLEY - From the last exit in Grass Valley (McKnight) head 14 miles South on Hwy 49 toward Auburn.

Just after the light at Wolf / Combie Road, and before the Bear River Bridge, turn right onto Gautier Road. (If you hit Auburn, you went too far.)

FROM AUBURN -

From Bell Road in North Auburn, head up Hwy 49 for about 6 miles.

Just after the Bear River Bridge, turn left onto Gautier Road.

(If you hit the light at Wolf / Combie Road, you went too far.)

ONCE YOU ARE ON GAUTIER ROAD -

The road makes a hard left and parallels Hwy 49 toward Auburn for a long block.

Then the road turns right and through an old stone gateway.

Here Gautier Road becomes Gautier Drive.

Our place is on the right about 3/4 mile at 10492.

Simply read the numbers and look for the signs - LOPING HORSE RANCH and LOPING WOLF.

Beep to get our attention to open the gate. Once it is open you have 20 seconds to scoot through.

The gate will close automatically.

Turn up the driveway past the green barn and up to our log house to drop off your stuff.

Please try to park in the parking lot back down by the gate if you can and not on the lawn. Please feel free to call Dan at (530) 613-4197.

That’s it. Thanks for reading this far down the pages….

Love, Blessings, Peace ‘n’ Harmony Galore,

-Dan

LOPING WOLF

c/o Dan ‘n’ Sheree DiCicco

10492 Gautier Drive

Auburn CA 95602-8514

(530) 613-4197 Dan's cell

(530) 269-2638 home

dandi@lopingwolf.com

We are all related - more alike than we are different.

[ ] September 15 2011 NEWS 'N' EVENTS UPDATE

2011-09-14T21:48:00.000-07:00

LOPING WOLF

The Lake of the Pines Wood Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle

SEPTEMBER 15 2011 NEWS ‘N’ EVENTS UPDATE

Dear People,

September is still marching on – faster than ever. Most revisions to my last Blog Entry are in red text.

INTRODUCTION & DISCLAIMERS -

LOPING WOLF is the Lake of the Pines Wood Flute ‘n’ Drum Circle located in the greater Sacramento CA area.

You can find out a little more about LOPING WOLF at http://lopingwolf.blogspot.com , how to join LOPING WOLF at http://lopingwolf.blogspot.com/2011/08/aug-12-2011-invitation-to-join-loping.html and how I “got here” at http://lopingwolf.blogspot.com/2011/08/aug-12-2011-dans-flute-bio.html

Also, I heard some people do not want to subscribe to these blog updates through a social network, so I’m just going to keep e-mailing the notices to you for now.

However, Tammie found a new way to subscribe to my blog without having to join. She used the RSS feed function on Outlook. Whenever I post to my blog, it notifies her in her Outlook. Hmm.

If you received this notice, chances are you already “passed the audition” and are invited to join us for any of our events. Send me your e-mail address if you received this from somebody else and I will add you to our e-mail list. Please try contacting me at dandi@lopingwolf.com . (My computer guru told me we have spam filters on our e-mails accounts, so I put the “@” and the “.” back in….)

If you received this notice in error, please let me know NICELY that you simply want your name taken off my list. Contact me at dandi@lopingwolf.com .

NEWS & EVENT HIGHLIGHTS - (See date entries below for more info)

MARY YOUNGBLOOD -

[ ] Wednesday September 21 @ 7:00pm in Sacramento CA

MARY YOUNGBLOOD joins MICHAEL BAYARD for “Machu Picchu: Unlocking the Secrets of the Inca Civilization.”

If you are “thinking about” trying to decide to attend this event, then let me help you figure out what to do. GO SEE THIS EVENT. IT PROMISES TO BLOW YOUR SOCKS OFF. There. See the Date Specific Events for more information.

[ ] Friday - Sunday September 23, 24, 25 near Oakhurst CA

Yosemite Flute and Art Festival World Music Event

http://www.yosemiteflutefest.com

Subject:	Volunteers needed for Yosemite Flute Festival
Date:	Mon, 5 Sep 2011 22:51:22 -0700
From:	Mike Oitzman <mike.oitzman@gmail.com>

Hey everyone,

I am in charge of volunteers for the Yosemite Flute Festival again this year. I need your help. Can you please forward this email to your members? To volunteer, check the schedule online at: http://www.yosemiteflutefest.com/volunteers11.html

Plus I just heard that Mary Youngblood will be at the Festival this year, although not on the main stage. Mary will be hanging with Alex and Ed in the Sierra Flutes tent (as will I with my new Akei EWI). So there will be some serious jamming happening at that spot! I hope to see you guys there.

Thanks!

Mike Oitzman
Blog: http://naflute.blogspot.com

[ ] September 2012

MARY YOUNGBLOOD has been invited back to the Yosemite Flute and Art Festival – World Music Event

Please stay tuned for information regarding this event. The Yosemite Flute and Art Festival is an event not to be missed….!

JARRETT BRUNETTE -

From Cliff & Shirley, regarding their grandson -

Please check out our grandson’s (Jarrett Brunette) web page and his you tube channel.

Thanks,

Cliff

Jarrett’s web page http://www.carryingonthetraditions.webs.com

Jarrett’s you tube channel http://www.youtube.com/2010littlewolf

TENZIN KALDEN -

Tenzin’s Updated Flute Corner -

Please contact him directly at <tenzinloves at Hotmail dot com> (note Spam-resistant address format).

Tenzin writes:

These are the flutes I still have for sale....4 gone already and I've added 1 more....:)

Here is a review I did for this flute http://forums.fluteportal.com/index.php?showtopic=4639 I would be willing to take $525 shipped priority mail in the States for this one of a kind, very amazing flute.
Here is a sound byte http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEyg8SFrkng

Here is a sound byte http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV28lb6TYNo

The flute stand that Marsha custom made for me fits a selection of large to small flutes and if needed I am sure Marsha can supply a photo. I do not own a computer and uploading photos is a challenge for me at this time.

Please contact me (Tenzin) if you are interested.

EVENTS -

The following listings are updated as best I know. Previous versions of this schedule may now be out of date. Regularly scheduled events are listed first, followed by specific events, followed by directions to LOP and Loping Horse Ranch. Directions to other events will be within each listing or within each Website link depending on how this document formatting works out. Please let me know of any needed updates.

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MOST THIRD SUNDAYS

LOPING WOLF's Flute 'n' Drum Circle from 1:00 – 3:00 pm at the Lake of the Pines Clubhouse north of Auburn CA, LOPING WOLF meets to play flutes and rhythm things. Jams, and individual helping sessions are offered for free. It’s a nice low-key time. DIRECTIONS to the Lake of the Pines Clubhouse are listed below - WAY below.

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EVERY FIRST SATURDAY for APRIL – OCTOBER

LOPING WOLF’s Musical Retreat with Mary Youngblood @

LOPING HORSE RANCH 10492 Gautier Drive, Auburn CA 95602

You are invited to come hang with us for the day. Bring some food to share, your flutes, drums, didges, bird calls, knitting, books to read, lawn chairs, (your own table?) and any wares you may want to hawk (sell). Please see Mary’s Website for Retreat & Workshop details and, if you are interested, to pre-register for her $45 workshop.

http://www.maryyoungblood.com/events.htm

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DATE SPECIFIC EVENTS -

Sunday September 18

LOPING WOLF's Flute 'n' Drum Circle @ Lake of the Pines 1-3 pm

Sunday September 18

FOUNDERS’ DAYS IN GEORGETOWN CA

LOPING WOLF is invited to join the NoNahme Clan and doodle around in our booth and on stage on Main Street beginning around 10:00 am. Info pending….

Wednesday September 21 @ 7:00pm in Sacramento CA

MARY YOUNGBLOOD joins MICHAEL BAYARD for “Machu Picchu: Unlocking the Secrets of the Inca Civilization.”

The program will feature two-time Grammy-Award winner Mary Youngblood, and critically-acclaimed composer and master percussionist Michael Bayard. The program will feature magnificent interior set design, and also special appearances by Daleela Morad, Dance; Ann Sabra Roach, vocals, and the breath-taking guitar work of Matthew Grasso. Contact Michael Bayard at 916-683-2575.

Don’t miss Mary Youngblood, Michael Bayard and special dance artist Daleela Morad for an exhilarating concert – which takes us to Machu Picchu and the Ancient Incan Civilization. At this performance, Mary Youngblood will be showcasing a rare and fragile instrument, a special pan pipe flute – which is made from the hollow quills of a Condor feather. This will be Mary Youngblood’s first live public appearance with this rare and breathtaking instrument - the Condor Quill Pan Flute.

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Friday - Sunday September 23, 24, 25 near Oakhurst CA

Yosemite Flute and Art Festival World Music Event

http://www.yosemiteflutefest.com

Saturday September 24

AUTUMN EQUINOX SPIRIT DRUM CIRCLE WITH "MARK BERRY & FRIENDS" AT LYNNE SUTTER'S

Drumming, chanting, storytelling, etc. with kindred Spirits

Pot luck at 4:30, Drum Circle at 6 – 7:30 pm

Hi Friends. These are alcohol-free drum circles. Bring well-behaved children, friends, relatives, flutes, hand drums, rattles, shakers, stories to tell, songs to share... mostly your sweet self!

If you could easily bring outdoor chairs, please do so. DOGS are welcome IF on leash at all times.

Eden Valley where Placer Hills Rd meets Dog Bar Rd near Colfax CA.

We have a wonderful outdoor space for our fire circle. DRESS APPROPRIATELY FOR WEATHER FORECAST. In case of rain, there is an indoor space, so it's happening Rain or Shine.

Our next upcoming Spirit Drum Circle will be on Saturday Dec 17 (Winter). Feel free to invite anyone you would like to have join YOUR Spirit Drum circle.

Call me for information (916) 872-4482.

Sincerely, Mark Berry

Saturday October 1

LOPING WOLF’s Musical Retreat with Mary Youngblood and HARVEST FESTIVAL

Loping Horse Ranch north of Auburn CA

We plan to have vendors, booths, games, songs and workshops – similar to last year’s Harvest Festival.

Refresh your spirit! Retreat for a day at this special musical NAF retreat with Mary Youngblood. This one day retreat includes a potluck by all participants beginning at noon. Share Native American Flute (NAF) techniques, attend workshops, open mic sessions, and attend the open mic session after the workshop to practice what you've learned.

Make your workshop reservation by filling out the reservation form and send it to

LOPING WOLF

c/o Dan and Sheree DiCicco

10492 Gautier Dr

Auburn CA 95602

PRIOR to the requested workshop date.

Schedule:

10:30 AM to 12:00 PM Arrival and Ranch Orientation

12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Potluck Lunch

1:30 PM to 2:00 PM Welcome by Mary Youngblood &

Dan DiCicco

2:00 PM to 3:30 PM Mary Youngblood NAF Workshop $45 All levels

2:00 PM to 6:00 PM Open Mic

For additional information, call LOPING WOLF at 530-613-4197.

Friday - Monday October 7 thru 10

Indigenous Peoples Days 2011 (Grass Valley CA area)

http://www.indigenouspeoplesdays.org

Sunday October 16

LOPING WOLF's Flute 'n' Drum Circle @ Lake of the Pines 1-3 pm

Wednesday October 12 until Sunday October 23

A Spiritual Journey to Peru and Bolivia with Mariscela Alvarez

Free your Spirit. Breathe in, relax and allow happiness to find you.

Most people go to cathedrals to receive guidance and obtain holy water. The Andean people of Peru and Bolivia go to sacred places such as Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca.

Trip cost is $3,550

Contact Michael Alvarez at (916) 412-6466 or “trip at fyspirit dot com”.

Please visit www.fyspirit.com/fysblog/visit-peru

“We are holding a sacred space for you!”

Sunday November 20

LOPING WOLF's Flute 'n' Drum Circle @ Lake of the Pines 1-3 pm

Saturday December 3

NO LOPING WOLF's WINTER GATHERING this year.

Saturday December 17

WINTER SOLSTICE SPIRIT DRUM CIRCLE

WITH "MARK BERRY & FRIENDS" AT LYNNE SUTTER'S

Drumming, chanting, storytelling, etc. with kindred Spirits

Pot luck at 4:30, Drum Circle at 6 – 7:30 pm

Hi Friends. These are alcohol-free drum circles. Bring well-behaved children, friends, relatives, flutes, hand drums, rattles, shakers, stories to tell, songs to share... mostly your sweet self!

If you could easily bring outdoor chairs, please do so. DOGS are welcome IF on leash at all times.

Eden Valley where Placer Hills Rd meets Dog Bar Rd near Colfax CA.

We have a wonderful outdoor space for our fire circle. DRESS APPROPRIATELY FOR WEATHER FORECAST. In case of rain, there is an indoor space, so it's happening Rain or Shine.

Feel free to invite anyone you would like to have join YOUR Spirit Drum circle.

Call me for information (916) 872-4482.

Sincerely, Mark Berry

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AND FOR 2012

Solstice June 21 2012

Mariscela Alvarez will return to Peru & Bolivia for another Journey similar to her Oct 21 2011 Journey

[ ] September 2012

MARY YOUNGBLOOD has been invited back to the Yosemite Flute and Art Festival – World Music Event

Please stay tuned for information n regarding this event. The Yosemite Flute and Art Festival is an event not to be missed….!

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DIRECTIONS -

DIRECTIONS to the Lake of the Pines Clubhouse

11665 Lakeshore North, Auburn, CA 95602-8325

FROM AUBURN, CA - Take I-80 about 40 miles northeast of Sacramento on your way to Reno NV. Lake of the Pines is located 9 miles NORTH of Bell Road in Auburn, off Hwy 49 halfway between Auburn and Grass Valley CA.

Turn EAST (right) on Combie Road (at the traffic light - Wolf Road goes west/left).

FROM GRASS VALLEY - From the last exit (McKnight) head 14 miles South on Hwy 49 toward Auburn. Turn LEFT at the light at Wolf / Combie Road, before the Bear River Bridge. (If you hit Auburn, you went too far.)

ONCE YOU ARE ON COMBIE ROAD -

[ ] Continue past CVS Pharmacy on your right, and a plant nursery on your left.

[ ] Stay in the left or center lane at the FIRST traffic light and continue straight ahead.

[ ] Turn right into Lake of the Pines at the SECOND traffic light and get into the left lane.

[ ] Stop at the Guard House and state, "(your name) for the LOPING WOLF Club meeting in the Clubhouse". If they do not let you in, call me.

[ ] Proceed straight ahead for about a mile, up over the hill, winding down the other side and up again to the stop sign. (There is also a Clubhouse sign at that corner.)

[ ] Turn right at the sign, look down the hill toward the lake and the Clubhouse is at the end of the loop.

[ ] PARK IN THE LOT ON YOUR RIGHT, or drop off your stuff at curbside, but return to the same parking lot.

[ ] Do NOT park in the parking lot on the left side of Clubhouse Drive.

If LOP relocates us the Yacht Lounge, the Yacht Lounge is near the Clubhouse just left of the swimming pool, between the pool and the tennis courts. Please pound on the door if it's locked.

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DIRECTIONS TO LOPING HORSE RANCH

10492 Gautier Drive, Auburn CA

LOPING HORSE RANCH is located off Hwy 49 north of Auburn and the Bear River.

FROM GRASS VALLEY - From the last exit in Grass Valley (McKnight) head 14 miles South on Hwy 49 toward Auburn.

Just after the light at Wolf / Combie Road, and before the Bear River Bridge, turn right onto Gautier Road. (If you hit Auburn, you went too far.)

FROM AUBURN -

From Bell Road in North Auburn, head up Hwy 49 for about 6 miles.

Just after the Bear River Bridge, turn left onto Gautier Road.

(If you hit the light at Wolf / Combie Road, you went too far.)

ONCE YOU ARE ON GAUTIER ROAD -

The road makes a hard left and parallels Hwy 49 toward Auburn for a long block.

Then the road turns right and through an old stone gateway.

Here Gautier Road becomes Gautier Drive.

Our place is on the right about 3/4 mile at 10492.

Simply read the numbers and look for the signs - LOPING HORSE RANCH and LOPING WOLF.

Beep to get our attention to open the gate. Once it is open you have 20 seconds to scoot through.

The gate will close automatically.

Turn up the driveway past the green barn and up to our log house to drop off your stuff.

Please try to park in the parking lot back down by the gate if you can and not on the lawn. Please feel free to call Dan at (530) 613-4197. _________________________________

That’s it. Thanks for reading this far down the pages….

Love, Blessings, Peace ‘n’ Harmony Galore,

-Dan

LOPING WOLF

c/o Dan ‘n’ Sheree DiCicco

10492 Gautier Drive

Auburn CA 95602-8514

(530) 613-4197 Dan's cell

(530) 269-2638 home

dandi@lopingwolf.com

We are all related - more alike than we are different.